Description of problem: In January of this year, I installed Fedora 4 on a Via EPIA-ML. It has been working like a champ. So good that I decided to purchase an identical system (EPIA-ML motherboard and Morex case). However, each time I tried installing the same Fedora 4 disks on the new system, the graphics would go bonkers. At first I thought it was the motherboard, but when I installed Novell Linux Desktop 9, it installed and ran fine. I then downloaded Fedora 5 and tried installing it. Same problem. When it gets to the point that it attempts to start native X server, the screen disappears. Note: I am using a Belkin Omni Cube 4-port to allow use of the same CRT, keyboard and mouse on 4 different systems. I tried hooking the CRT/mouse/keyboard directly into the system when trying to install Fedora 4; however, I did not to this when I was trying to install Fedora 5. When I used a text based install for Fedora 5, it worked ok, but as soon as I logged in and invoked startx, the screen went (and stayed) blank. I then installed Suse 9.2 and it worked fine. When I looked at the BIOS settings on my new EPIA, the BIOS under Advanced Chipset Features, Select Display Device, was set to: CRT+LCD. When I changed it to CRT (same as my working EPIA), Fedora 5 loaded using graphic display with no problem. Since the Suse and Novell were able to load successfully with the CRT+LCD setting, it sounds like a bug in Fedora. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Current Fedora 5 download ISOs How reproducible: Try installing Fedora on a EPIA with the BIOS set to CRT+LCD Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Please try FC6 test 2 and let us know if you are still seeing problems with this. A lot of work has gone into X configuration recently so chances are things should be better for you.
requested by Jams Antill